National Conference on Saturday strongly condemned the outrageous remarks of BJP Leader and Former Minister, Chaudhary Lal Singh and said this was a brazen attempt to muzzle the media in Kashmir. In a statement issued from Party Headquarters, ‘Nawa-e-Subha’ in Srinagar, NC State Spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu said Lal Singh’s open threat to the media…
SRINAGAR, JUNE 23 (PTK): The school education department is facing dearth of Zonal Education Officers (ZEO) in Ganderbal district which has taken a toll on the normal functioning of the offices. Official sources told Press Trust of Kashmir that the three posts of ZEOs in Kangan, Tulmalla, Harignwan are lying vacant in the department which are…
SRINAGAR, JUNE 23 (PTK): The conversion of agricultural land for commercial purposes is increasing at an alarming rate in Ganderbal area of Kangan, government officials are turning a blind eye to ignore the issue. Locals alleged that in the absence of administrative action, the “illegal” conversion of agricultural land goes unabated in the area of Kangan…
SRINAGAR, JUNE 23 (PTK): B V R Subrahmanyam took charge as Chief Secretary of J&K on Saturday. He assumed charge from the outgoing Chief Secretary B B Vyas at a simple ceremony held in the Chief Secretary’s office chamber here. On his arrival at the Civil Secretariat here, B V R Subrahmanyam was welcomed by Principal…
LAHORE: Opener Ahmad Shehzad has been dropped from the t20I squad while Sahibzada Farhan and senior all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez have been roped in as Pakistan announced a 15-member T20 squad for the triangular series featuring Australia, Zimbabwe and Pakistan. The National Selection Committee headed by Inzamam ul Haq after consultation with Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and…
On July 8 evening 2016 when Kashmir was still in the festivities of Eid-ul-Fitr, sadness and anger gripped the festive mood as news spread that Hizbul Mujahideen’s young commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani was killed in a brief encounter in Bumdoora village at Kokernag in Anantnag district. First, people in Valley did not believe the news….
